CORRECT: Easing oil helps nudge futures up

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Oil prices settled down on Tuesday, helping to nudge stock-market futures higher in early trade. See full story.

Oil prices back toward $61 before data

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures on Tuesday eased back toward $61 a barrel as traders awaited key figures on U.S. inventories. See full story.

Tyco drops 10% after warning on full-year results

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Tyco International Ltd. shares shed 10% in pre-market electronic trading Tuesday, after the industrial conglomerate warned that its full-year results will not meet Wall Street expectations and Merrill Lynch downgraded the stock. See full story.

CNOOC dropping Unocal bid - WSJ

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The Chinese oil company CNOOC Ltd. is expected Tuesday to officially abandon its controversial $18.5 billion bid to take over U.S. producer Unocal Corp., according to a media report. See full story.

Slight rise in pay hikes, and more workers to benefit

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- More U.S. workers will have a bit more money in their paychecks soon, according to the latest survey of employers' pay raise intentions by WorldatWork, a nonprofit human-resources trade group. See full story.

BEIJING (MarketWatch) -- Set aside the yuan debate and the ongoing pursuit of Unocal by China's state-owned CNOOC, and make way for Baidu.com -- the Chinese search engine that makes its market debut this week amid much fanfare and great expectations. See full story.

Real Estate: Realty Q&A: Who protects your sensitive mortgage data?

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Issues on people's minds: how do you make sure your personal financial data is protected when you apply for a mortgage and is there a way to transfer title among family members without incurring tremendous costs? See full story.

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